Murray missed the first two games of the postseason recovering from an upper-body injury sustained April 9 against the Philadelphia Flyers. He made his first start in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference First Round against the New York Rangers, and in six playoff games has a .944 save percentage and a 1.79 goals-against average.
He may be one of the hottest names in the NHL, but here are five things you may not know about Murray:
1. He was not a big star in junior hockey. In four seasons with Sault Ste. Marie of the Ontario Hockey League, he had a 3.42 GAA and .898 save percentage. Murray was the Team Cherry MVP at the 2012 CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game in 2012 but was No. 18 among North American goalies in NHL Central Scouting's final rankings for the 2012 NHL Draft.
2. Murray was selected by the Penguins in the third round (No. 83) of the 2012 draft. He was their fifth selection and 10th goalie picked in the draft, which took place in Pittsburgh.
Tweet from @mattmurray_30: Wow... Absolutely honored to be a member of the Pittsburgh Penguins. Still in shock....
3. He holds the American Hockey League record for longest shutout streak, at 304 minutes, 11 seconds, during the 2014-15 season. His streak included four consecutive shutouts, and he came 1:11 shy of a fifth straight. He broke the previous record, held by Barry Brust, by about 37 minutes.
4. In two Game 3s during the 2016 playoffs, Murray has a 1.50 GAA and a .955 save percentage. He made 16 saves in his playoff debut in a 3-1 win in Game 3 against the Rangers in the first round. In Game 3 against the Capitals, he became the second rookie goaltender with at least 47 saves in a playoff game since shots on goal were first recorded in 1967-68, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.